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T1 and waiting…

So…l had my review appointment after surgery today.
Good news is that all of the nasty tumour is out with clear margins and it doesn’t look like it’s spread to the lymph nodes.
I am very happy about this.
However it was a nasty wee bugger of the fast dividing type and this might mean that I need chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy but…that is yet to be decided. (Meeting with the lovely oncology team next week.)
Some of you may have noticed that I’m treating this sort of like an ironman.
The surgery can be thought of as the ‘swim’ – something I wasn’t worried about and am quite happy going through because it had to come first.
I’m now in Transition 1, have managed to get my gear on and ready for the cycle but I’m just waiting to hear what route I have to take. I’m fairly positive I’m able for it though. 🙂

On the actual exercise front I have been itching to get back into a bit of training.
Wounds have healed and some gentle swimming will probably be ok, but I still plan to get down and help out at our club sessions now that I can drive again!
Cycling has been scuppered by the worst crick in the neck I have ever had…ever. It’s so blooming bad that I have numbness in my index finger and my triceps on my left won’t blooming fire properly.
It’s stress/anxiety that have contributed to this, as well as over-compensation on my left. I wasn’t allowed to really do stuff with my right arm (surgery side) for two weeks. Poor leftie has taken the brunt of it. Hopefully it will pass but it’s a royal pain in the…ahem. It’s probably also happened because I’ve been doing next to no exercise and my body is pissed off at me for being so lazy. Anyway GP wasn’t too concerned and prescribed drugs and muscle relaxants and i’m seeing the physio on monday so fingers crossed it will get better soon.

Just want to take this opportunity again to say thanks so much to everyone who has been in touch, sent kind thoughts and positive vibes my way. (Also thanks for all the flowers and gifts, way too much you rascals!)
Honestly, it has given me so much faith in humanity and in the kindness of human beans (yes I did mean beans.) You are all total rockstars and have lifted me massively through this whole endeavour. (Have just had an image of me having an epic crowd-surf at a concert. That’s what it feels like so thank you.)